Elapsed-time recorder.



C, H. JOHNSON.'

ELAPSED TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1912.

Patented. Apr. 22, 1913.

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ELAPSED TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED m3.21,191z.

Fatenced Apr. 22, 1913.

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O. H. JOHNSON.

ELAPSED TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.21,1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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LPSED TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED 513.21, 1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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BLAPSED TIME RECORDER.

TIME START 13:00 NOON HOUR To hoo- PAPER ttml oFF KNIFE HIGHEST PosmdN oF mali A-M APPLIGATION FILED TBB. 21, 1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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ELAPSED TIME Q7; STATION/Rv PUNCH STATIONARY PUNCH C. H. JHNSN.

ELAPSED TIME RECORDER. APPLICATION FILED PEB. 21, 1912.

1,059,468. Patented A191222, 1913.

NAME

@A sf #mao/m N22i/wilg DA TEJZf/ f -CHARLES Hi THNSON, 0F EAST GRNGE, NEWJERSEY.

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To all whom z'tmay concern.'

Be it known that l, CHARLES H. JoHNrwN, citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange,- in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Elapsed- Time Recorders, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to elapsed-time recorders of the class in which a work card is inserted in the recording machine the beginning and at the end of the period of time to be measured. Its object is to provide a re` corder which will, when the card is inserted at the beginning of the period above referred to, mark the hour on said card, vand which will, when the card is inserted at the end of period above referred to, record on saidcard the number of hours that have elapsed and preferably also indicate without further computation the'amount earned by the employee at the particular rate per hour which he is paid. Y

My invention 4and the several features thereof may be more readily understood by' reference to the accompanying drawings, in Whichp I Figure 1 is a vertical section 4on the line l-1 of Figs. 2 and 3, the interior mechanism of the machine being shown in vertical. elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the lines 2-2 of Figs. l and 3. Fig. 3 is a hori- Zontal sectionon the line 3 3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail-section on the line 4 4 of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a partial top plan view ofthe exterior of the machine; Fig. A6 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.; Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view representing for the different hours of a work day the'relative positions of the punches and tables in the two slots that receive the work card. Fig. 8 is a view of a Work card which is adapted for use with the machine'of my invention; and Figs. 9 and 10 are horizontal and vertical sectional details, respectively, of the card cutting mechanism.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

A general idea of the invention may be more readily obtained by first referring to the diagram, Fig. 7 in connection with the card shown in Fig. 8'. The left hand portion of Fig. 7 represents the time-start slot into which the card is droppedvvhe'n the job is commenced. The right hand portion of Fig.

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-7 represents the elapsed-time slot into which the card is dropped when the job is completed. The scale at the upper right hand side of the vtime start slot represents the rate at which the'punch l, represented by the ar- Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

row, travels downwardly, such travel being controlled by clockwork in the manner hereinafter described. The scale at the lower right hand end of the time start slot represents the rate of travel of a movable table forming the bottom of the time start slot. it will be 'noted that both the punch and the 4table are-at their highest positions at the beginning of the days work and travel downwardly, the punch traveling however, at twice the rate .of the speed of the table. The

upper and the lower scales of the time start` slot thus indicate, respectively, the positions iii-which the punch 'and the tablewillbe at the times indicated by the scales.

ln the time start slot is a knife 2, the pur- .i pose of which is to cut olf the lower portion of the work card. This knife has no vertical movement and hence the table recedes therefrom. The knife cuts the card on the dotted line indicated in the time start slot, that portion of the card being cut ojif that lies between said knife and the table. The length of the card remaining after this cutting 0peration is thus dependent upon the hour at which the card is inserted, the later thev insertion the less the length of the card. This `provides a. shifting4 zero point orb'ase line and thus permits of the use of a card, such as is shown in Fig. 8, in which both the Aelapsed-time scale and the time start scale run in thesame direction and in which the hour the job is commenced and the time employed thereon are directly recorded 0n the card, as will hereinafter more fully appear. The punch in the elapsed-time slot marks on the card the length of time which has elapsed since the card was inserted in the time start slot.- This latter punch, designated by the arrow 3, has no. vertical movement. A similar punch 3, exactly one card scale distant from the punch 3, 'is also preferably employed. If a card is put in the time start slot at any time during. the day and cut off and then immediately transferred to the elapsed-time slot, the upper punch 3 will record at zero'or the beginning of the elapsed time scale; and the lower punch 3a will record at thel lowermost point of the elapsed time scale. This double record'indicates that no time has been put on' the job. C

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Since the table 1la travels upward, if the card is put in the elapsed-time slot at any time during the day later than it was cut oif in the time start slot, the punch 3 in the elapsed -time column will record on the card scale the elapsed time and the punch 3a will punch below the card scale, which latter punch is in this instance unnecessary. Tf the job were always begun and nished on the same day, or more broadly speaking on the same scale trip, punch 3 only would be necessary. But if a job is begun on one day, or on one scale trip, and finished on the next at some hour earlier than the start, it is obvious .that the punch 3 will be above the card scale and hence the punch 3a does the recording. This provision ofthe two punches 3 and 3 is a decided advantage in that a single card can be used to record the working time corresponding to one days work even though such working time represents work begun one day and finished a succeeding day. The

card can be marked in the usual or in some other suitable manner with the date of the month on which the job is start-ed' andthe dav finished.

The scale at the bottom of the elapsed time slot indicates the position, at the times marked on the scaie, of a movable table forming the bed plate or bottom of the slot. Tt will be noted that said table travels in a direction opposite to the travel of the table in the time start slot. Thus the table in the elapsed-time slot is at its lowest position at the beginning of the days work and travels upward at the same rate that the table in the time start slot travels downward.

The card designed to be used with the machine of my invention is shown in' Fig. 8. The intermediate portion of the card provides space for the name of theworkman and other data usually placed on such cards. The upper portion of the card is ruled horizontally to indicate at the' left hand edge thereof the elapsed-time, that is thenumber of hours` or fractions thereof the Workman was employed on the particular piece of work. At t-he right hand edge of the card is the time start scale. The horizontal ruling thus represents time.

The vertical columns of the card indicate rate of pay, the total amo-unt due at a given rate for the time indicated by the horizon-v tal line being printed on the card imme. diately above such line, directly below the given rate noted at the top of this column. Thus at aglance theJ card, when marked by the machine, will indicate the time at which the work was begun, Jthe number of hours occupied thereon and the amount of pay due the workman at any of the rates indicated by the vertical columns of the card.

Assuming that a job is commenced at 10.00 a. in. the employee will take his work card and drop it into the time start slot where it will fall by gravity until the lower' end of the card rests upon the table, which, in the case assumed, is at the position indicated by the scale for 10.00 a. m. Upon the operation of the push knob, in the manner hereinafter described, the .punch 1 in the time start slot will punch a hole in the right hand side of the card opposite the hour 10, ":his being the position at which the .time start punch will have arrived. At the same time the knife 2 willsever the card upon the dotted line indicated in Fig. 7 all that portion of the card being cut off that lies between said knife and the table. The card will also be ejected from the machine and returned to the workman, as Will hereinafter be described. Upon the completion of this particular job, say at 4.00 p. m., the card is placed in the elapsed-time slot where it will drop onto the table which is then at the position indicated for L00 oclock. Upon operating the elapsed time punch, said punch will mark the card at 5, thus indicating that y Q five working hours have elapsed between the beginning and completion of the j ob. After being thus iinally punched the card will be ejected from the machine and returned to the workman.

The card is preferably perforated along the dotted line indicated in Fig. S in order that after the card has been finally punched the lower portion thereof may be torn off, thus nally providing cards of uniform size suitable for iling away.

The time start slot is formed by the guide walls 4, 4c upon one side and the longitudinal punching 5 of U-shape cross section upon the other side. The small spring pressed shutter 6 normally prey/'ents the card from falling out of the slot. The U-shaped guide 5 is supported by arms 7 which are pivoted upon the vertical rod 8. The guide walls i and the punching 5 of 'thetime start slot are each made of two sections, as shown in Fig. l, in order to permit the knife 2 to sever the work card.

The elapsed-time slot is formed by guide walls 4a, upon one side, and the U-shaped punching 5a upon -the other. The guide 5a is mounted in a manner similar to the guide 5, that is upon arms 7 pivotedupon the rod 8a. A spring pressed shutter 621 is used to prevent the card from in the elapsed-time slot.

The vertical parallel rods 9, 9 constitute supports and guides for the movable tables l0 and 11, which tables are moved downwardly at different rates of speed, as hereinbefore stated, by a cable operated by clockwork, as will hereinafter be described. The punch l and the die l2 in which it o )crates are mounted on the table i0. The tL le ilJZ in the elapsed-time slot is likewise guided by rods 9a, but, as before stated, travels in an opposite direction from that of the table 11. The. tables 10L1 are, however, fixed to the shafts 9a and hence the punches 3- and 3B' 1 the 'knlfe being thus adapted to be moved toward its knife block wlth a 4shearing action, The vback edge of the knife at one end has a projection 17 upon which is carried a zes roller 18,1-which roller is adapted to be ena cam to operate the knife, as will gagedb hereinaterbe described.

The punches, he knife which `severs the card' and they arms `which operate the `U'. shaped punching to eject the card from the machine are all loperated from two vertical shafts 19,119a which are journaled to rotate `:vvforkof the machine. The-upper-fende" said vs lnlafts terminate in bevel gears 2Q* which vmesh with similarv gears 21, '21"v carriedV upon the opposite ends of a short hoizztally disposed spindle 22. The spindlejn22i's provided with a pinion wheel 23 whichfniieshes With a rack 24 carried upon theflwer'end of a plunger 25. The'plunger 25poj'ects k"through the upper casing of thev machine r(see Figs. 5 and 6), and is provided-upon vits upper end with an operating button or" knob 26 adapted to be manuallyoperated'to depress said plunger.A A coil spring 275 returns the plunger to normal when pressure is removed lfrom the knob 26,V

Thus the;y depression or return to normalof `the ipusliiknob 26 rotates in the one, or the othergdirection-the'. two vertical shafts 19,- 19t.l `llo'iirited'upon 'said shafts are.,f canis adapted-to operate the dies., cutting mecha- V nisin and ,ejecting mechanism in the req'uiret'lr vse uence.

' punch 1 againstits die 12. Since the punch `erationto sever the card by the cam 29, carried by theshaft 19, such'cam engaging the 60 roller 18-carried by the rear projection 17 of the knife blade. The further rotatio'n of the 'shaft 19 carries the cam 28 into position such that the punch 1 is retracted to normal.

The camn29, however, is so shaped asto hold e5 the knife in its operated position until the that a card has beendropped in' "the timefs'tart slot, the depression of the plungerknob' 26lrotates the shaft 19. The cam 28 carriedby said shaft operates theV card is ejected from the slot. The knife blade thus forms a temporary support for the upper portion of the card. Immediately after thefretraction of the punch, the further rotation of the shaft 19 brings the cam 30, carried by said shaft, into engagement with` the arm 7, thus quickly moving said arm and the punching 5 carri'ed thereby laterally to eject the card throu h the open in 31 in the side casing of t e machine. WV ien pressure is removed from the knob 26,

the plunger is restoredto normal, likewise returning the shaft 19 and the cams carried Athereby to their normal positions, shown in Fig. 3. When released from the action of cam 29, the knife 2 is retracted to normal by t)l1ieacoiled,springs located in slots 15 of said The shaft 19a and the cams carried thereby I are operated in a manner similar to that just described. For convenience the sa'me operat- `time slot.A Since the punches 3 -and 3 of the elapsed time lslot do not travel, the/,cams 28a which operatethe samel need not have the length4 of the cam 28. The shaft 19a carries a cam a, which in function and o eration corresponds to the cam 3Q of the sha. t 19.

The mechanism for raising and lowering .the tables 11, '11 and 10 is controlled by standard clockwork inclosed in the clockcasing 32. 5 The shaft. 33'Which carries the hour hand of the clock is extended through the rear wall of the clock casing, and mounted lon said extension is a gear Wheel 34 which :meshes with the intermediate ear 35 loosely a tooth 38 adaptedto engage with one or the otherof the pawls 39, 40. Said pawls 39, 40

gare pivoted to the gear wheel 35 and, when in engagement with the wheel 37, drives said `wheel and the shaft 36 upon Whi'ch it is mounted. The inner end ofthe shaft 36 has lsecured theretoa drum 41 provided with grooves 42, 43, 44 for the reception of the cables. The cables 42a and 43a 4are secured to Y and lie in the grooves 42, 43, respectively, eX-

tend over suitable pulleys 45 46, 47, and are connected at theiropposite ends to the tables 11a and- 11 respect1vely,1 v,Said cables are so qwoundin t "e grooves 42, 43 as to move said tables, as hereinbefore stated, in opposite dil 'rections Since said grooves 42, 43 have equal circumferences the tables 11 and 11n ying knob 26l is used whether the :card be dropped into the time-start or the elapsedtravel at the same rate of speed. Secured to' and wound in the other groove 44 is a cable 44% the opposite end of which is secured to the table 10 which carries the time start punchl 1.v The circumference of the groove 44 is twice that of the groove 43,' whereby it follows that the table 10 travels at twice the rate of speed of the table 11.

,A set-screw 48 carried by the fra'me plate i paw s out of engagement with the tooth 38 andareleasing the wheel 37. Thereupon the weight of the table ll, which is weighted to act as a counterweight to the tables ll and 10 falli/sl to its no-rmal lowermost position, at

,which position one or the other of said pawls 39],4'0 comes into engagement 'with the tooth SES'and-again connects said tables with the clock-work mechanism. p

As shown in Fig. 1, a. portion of thecircumference of the gear wheel 34, corresponding to any desired period of time, is prefer'- ably not provided with cogs for intermeshing with the 'gear 35, it following thatdurling such time there is no drive of the gear 35v and the tableoperated thereby. The pawl 54 prevents a backward movement of gear 35 and a consequent return to normal position of tablesl, 1l and 11a during this period. Thelusual noon recess, at which time work is suspended, is thus provided for.

Theiwalls forming the casing of thema-- chine are preferably 4held together by cross braces 50 and 51 at the top andbottom re- I`Ifspectively, said braces also serving as convenient supports for the-mechanism inclosed in thix casing. The casing4 is provided in its cover with openings 52, and 53 to the timestart and elapsed-time slots respectively.

lVliat I claim is l. `In a recording machine, the combination with positioning means for holding a card deposited in said Hmachine, cutting mechanism associated with said positioning means for providing a base line for the deposited card corresponding to the time of deposit, a recording device associated with said positioning means for subsequently indicating on said card at a point measured from said base linetthe time intervening between said cutting and said recording operations, and clock-controlled mechanism for imparting relative 'movement between said positioning means and said cutting mechanism and between said positioning means and said recording device.

2. In a recording machine, the combination with time-operated movable'meclianism for holding a card deposited in said machine at a position corresponding to the time of deposit, cutting mechanism for severing the card'to a length corresponding to the time of deposit, and means for recording on said severed card at a point measured from the severed end of the card the duration of movement of said time-o-perated movable mechanism during the interval between said cutting operation and said recording operation. l

3. In a recording machine, the combination with guide ways forming a slot for receiving a work-card, of a movable table constituting the end of said slot, clock-controlled mechanism for moving said table, a knife eX- tending transversely of said slot beyond the farthest point of travel of said table, means for operating said knife to sever from said card an end portion thereof and thereby to provide a card having .a length corresponding tothe hour at which the card is severed, and a marking device, toward which said table travels, for making a time record on said severed card. l

4. In a recording machine, the combination with means for cutting oit one end of a work-card, ottime-controlled means for presenting said work card to said cutting means, thereby providing a card having a length corresponding to the time at which the card is inserted in the machine, a marking device, a movable table against which the severed end of the card rests arranged to locate said previously cut card'in position to be operated upon by said marking device, and time-controlled mechanism arranged to move said table with respect to said marking device.

5. Ina recording machine, the combination with means for cutting oif the lower end of a work-card, of time-controlled means for presenting said work card to said cutting means, thereby providing a card having a length corresponding to the time at which the card is inserted in the machine, an elapsed-time marking device, a movable table against which the severed end of the card rests arranged to support the lower end of said previously cut card and to place said card in position tovbe operated upon by said marking device, and time-controlled mechanism arranged to advance said table toward said marking device.

6. In a recording machine, the combination with guideways constituting a timestart and an elapsed-time slot, of movable members for positioning a card in said slots, clock-controlled mechanism for moving said movable members in opposite directions at the same rate of sneed, cutting mechanism associated with `said time-start slot, means for operating lsaid cutting mechanism to provide a base line on which said card is adapted to'be supported on the movable member of said elapsed-time slot, and a recording device associated with the elapsedtime slot and adapted to mark a time record on a card supported by said movable member of the elapsed-time slot.

7. In a recording machine, the combination with guideways constituting a timestart and an elapsed-time slot, of movable tables constituting the ends of said slots, clock-controlled mechanism for moving said tables in opposite directions at the same rate of speed, a knife associated with the timestart slot, means for operating said knife to cut off from the lower end of a card inserted in the time-start slot the portion thereof lao BEST AVAILABLE COF"A lying between said knife andthe movable end of the slt, and a recording device associated with the elapsed time slot and adaptmembers for positioning a card in said slots,

clock-controlled mechanism for moving vsaid movable members in opposite .directions at the same rate of speed, aA recordlng device associated with' said time-start slot, .means actuated by said clock-controlled mechanism to impart travel to said recording device in the same direction as the movable member be sup of the time-start slot and at twice the rate' of speed thereof, cutting mechanism asso-l cia-ted with said time-start slot, means for operating said cutting mechanism to provide a base line on which said card is adapted to orted on the movable member of said elapse -time slot, and a recording device associated /with the elapsed-time slot and adaptedl to mark a time `record on a card. Isupported by said -movablemember of the elapsed-time slot.

9. In a recordingmachine, the combination` with guideways constituting a time- .start and a'n elapsed-time slot, of-movable v tables constituting the ends of said slots,

clock-controlled mechanism for moving said tables in opposite directions at the same rate of speed, a recording device associated with said time-start slot, means actuated by said clock-controlled mechanism to impart travel to said recording device i'n the same direction as the movable end of the time-start slot and a't twice the rate of speed thereof, a knife associated with the time-start slot, means for operating said knife to cut off from the lower end of a card inserted in the time-start slot the portion thereof lying between said knife and the movable end -of the slot, and a recording device associated with the elapsed-time slot and adapted to mark a time record on a card held therein and havy in its lower end resting against the movable ta le of said elapsed time slot.

10. In a recording machine, the combination with guideways constituting a time- 'members foi 7 start and a: r1 ela.l psed-time slot, of movable positioning a card in said slots, clock-contro lled 1 nechanism for moving said movable members in opposite directions at the same ratte of speed, cutting device asso-V ciated with said time-start slot for providing a baselil le on which said card is adapted to be supported on the movable member of said elapsedtime slot, a recording device associated with the elapsed-time slot and adapted to niark a `time record on a card .supported by said movable member of the elapsed-time slot, cam mechanism for operating said cuttingand recording devices, and an operating plunger operatively associated with said c: mms.

11.A In a recording machine, the combination with traveling positioning means for positioning'a cani deposited in-said machine, of cutting i nechanism for severing a card thus positiom ed, a pair of recording devices separated lay a distance corresponding to a days travel o f said positioning means, and clock-work im .echanism for imparting relative moveiinentbetween said positioning means and said cia-bting mechanism and between said positiloxiing means and said recording device. l l

l12. In a recording machine, the combination with guidewa ys constituting a timestart and an4 elapsed-time slot, of movable members for clock-controlled mechanism for moving said movable members iin opposite directions at the Same rate of speed, cutting mechanism associated with said time-start slot, means for operating said cutting mechanism to provide a base line on which said card is adapted to be positioned on the movable 'member of said elapsed-time slot, and a pair of recording devices associated with the elapsed-time slot and separated by a distance corresponding to a clays travel of said movable members.

In witnesswhereof, I, hereunto subscribe my name this 20th day of February, A. D., 1912.

C. H. JOHNSON.

Witnesses GEORGE E. FOLK, N. A. ScHNrDLnR.

positie nlngfa card in said slots, 

